TI-2018-06686 Aliases CVE-2018-9233 GHSA-q6q9-4v2f-8943

Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in…

LOW 37CWE-916Published 2018-04-05 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0165 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:endpoint_protection:10.7:::::::*	10.7	Vulnerable	Sophos

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:endpoint_protection:10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.7 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9233
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6q9-4v2f-8943

References

Exploit 3

TI-2020-07485 The Sophos AV parsing engine before 2020-01-14 allows virus-detection bypass via a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-03439 Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 allows local users to bypass an intended tamper… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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